WWE Reportedly Still Isn t Done With Wrestler Releases
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WWE announced another batch of releases on Wednesday comprised of Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Buddy Murphy, Ruby Riott and Santana Garrett. That puts the total number of released Superstars in 2021 at 26, most of whom were cut in just the past two months. Andrew Zarian of
The Mat Men Podcast, who has broken a number of big stories lately, reported in the latest episode of his podcast that, unfortunately, it doesn t look like WWE is done cutting talent. I would say some more cuts to be announced in the coming weeks, Zarian said (
Chris Jericho Pushes for Recently Released WWE Star to Join AEW
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Of all the wrestlers WWE released last month, Samoa Joe stood out as one of the biggest names that another promotion might want to sign to a new contract. The Samoan Submission Machine held world championships in both Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling before signing with WWE, and while he never reached the heights in the company fans were hoping for he did prove to be a force in the ring, on the microphone and even as a color commentator. Joe had been relegated to the Raw commentary team for nearly a full year prior his release due to an injury, and will now have to wait until mid-July before he can wrestle for another televised promotion.